SE North Carolina News

The City of Wilmington has opened the application process for its biennial Human Service Grant in a continued commitment to support local organizations that provide services to Wilmington residents who are disproportionately impacted by adversity. The deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26. 

The grants will address five focus areas:

• Lower the risk of youth violence by providing programming that enhances academic success, increases positive community involvement, and prepares youth for future employment or academic pursuits.
• Improve economic conditions and promote prosperity for low-to-moderate-income citizens through mentoring, job readiness, job skills training, career coaching, job placement, and financial literacy.
• Provide a safe haven for vulnerable residents including, but not limited to, survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and child abuse and neglect. Offer emergency housing and/or services to assist survivors to regain security and stability.
• Prevent displacement and loss of housing by providing housing repair for low-income homeowners, especially the elderly and disabled.
• Increase access to healthy, nutritious food for households experiencing food insecurity and/or residing in a food desert.

Eligible programs serve youth (under age 20), young adults (age 20-24), elderly (age 55 and above), individuals with disabilities (physical or mental), survivors of domestic abuse, survivors of child abuse, formerly incarcerated persons, and unemployed or underemployed persons and focus on building resiliency factors.

Organizations who are interested in applying should register for one of two mandatory Human Service Grant Workshops on January 5, 2024, at 2 pm or January 12, 2024, at 10 am.

Visit http://www.wilmingtonnc.gov/departments/community-services/community-development-housing/housing/human-services-grant-workshop  to register.

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